PrincipalSystemArchitect,eSW

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. **Introduction** Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing. We aim to give people the best lifelong hearing experience and access to innovative future technologies. We collaborate with the industry’s best clinical, research and support networks. That’s why more people choose Cochlear than any other hearing implant company. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to hear and experience life’s opportunities. _**The Opportunity**_ We are seeking an experienced**Principal System Architect, eSW** to contribute to Cochlear’s global System Architecture community, with an opportunity to join the **System Architecture & MBSE **team based in **Vallauris (France) and Mechelen (Belgium)**. In this role, you will lead the definition, realisation, and continuous improvement of L1/L2 system architectures, with a focus on embedded software (eSW) architecture across multiple functional domains. You will set technical direction as a cluster and workgroup leader — driving architectural coherence, modularity, and reuse across platforms, product families, and systems, while leading improvements to architectural discipline and practices. You will work closely with Product Development, Embedded Technology Platforms, Research & Technologies, Quality & Regulatory and global R&D stakeholders to ensure architectural integrity, reuse, scalability and long-te